Check it Out!
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What's Streaming at the Creek?
Checking Out the LRC
In the library, students have been working on using resources inside and outside of the library to access information and other reading materials.
Activities we have been engaging in:
Navigating OverDrive to check out e-books outside of school
Learning about how to participate in the Woodridge Public Library Summer Reading Program
Selecting fiction and nonfiction reading materials to keep
Reflecting on a variety of genres and recommending genres or specific books to others
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Using resources inside and outside of school and in the community to access reading materials
Expanding literary horizons
Reflective reading
Appreciating a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts
Information access skills
As we wrap up the year, students are preparing and gathering tools to become information and media literate and keep up the good reading over summer!
Checking Out Tech
Kinder-Kids
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Navigating WorldBook Online to do research about insects
Using keywords to gather information and answer questions about insects
Gathering facts and recording information about insects
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Definition, traits, and types of insects
The research process
Access to different information resources
Friends of First Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using the iPad and written charts to record observations
Measuring plants and recording measurement data
Sharing data with other scientists (classmates)
Using tools in Wixie to graph observations on plant growth
Using iMovie to create a time-lapse story of plant growth
Interviewing each other to collect and graph information
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Measurement
Data gathering and other steps in being a scientist
Communication and collaboration
Graphing
Using digital tools to create
- Things plants need to survive and grow
Super Second Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Doing research and gathering information about animals
Skyping with shark experts to learn more about sharks
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Animal research
Information about sharks
Access to and types of information resources (books, websites, experts, etc.)
Thinking Third Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Skyping with students from Brazil
Presenting our cultural tales to students from Brazil
Making connections between cultural tales
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Communication and collaboration
Presentation skills (performing plays!)
Global learning (what can we learn from others?)
- Comparing cultural stories (fairytales and folktales)
Fourth Grade Family
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using digital and information resources to gather research
Using digital tools to plan and plot work timelines and budgets
Using digital tools to document a project through photos and video (snapfish)
Getting dirty putting the garden design plan into action!
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Communication, collaboration, and teamwork
Measurement and calculations
- Analyzing and presenting data
- Informational and persuasive writing
- Planning, budgeting, scheduling and implementation
Faboulous Fifth Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using a variety of tools and resources to do research, gather new information, and gain new understandings
Using advanced search features to make research effective and efficient
Using Google Sites to collaborate while creating from and sharing new knowledge
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Evaluating and citing resources
Collaboration and communication
Using digital tools to learn, collaborate, apply new understandings, and create from new knowledge
Primary and secondary sources
The importance of keywords and advanced search features
Sizzling Sixth Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using web resources and tools to create surveys, graphs, charts, models, sketches, diagrams, animations, timelines, flow charts, posters, books, videos, and more
Using various web tools to document a process and record and reflect on progress and learning (screenshots, blogs, stop-motion videos, etc.)
Blogging/commenting to communicate and collaborate with others outside of our classroom walls and spur learning
Using digital tools to create, present, and share Ted Talks
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Determining information and resource needs
Informational and persuasive writing and speaking
Metacognition and the process of learning- thinking about thinking
- The research and planning processes
- Communication, collaboration, and using others as resources
- Presentation skils and what makes a good presentation